Model Year Details

1965 - Class E.3000 Electric Locomotive

E3000

Model: Class E.3000 Electric Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: E3000
Category: Diesel Electric LocomotivesLocomotive Class: Class 81 (AL1)Designer: AEI
Class Information: British Railways Modernisation Plan put forth plans in the late 1950ís to electrify large parts of the network using 25-kV AC electric over-head catenary. As a large number of unproven electric locomotives would be required to take over both passenger and goods services over former Midland West Coast Mainline (WCML) as steam was retired, British Railways placed orders for five designs of varied source for comparison purposes. The AL1 was the first, often regarded as the most successful, of the prototype designs that followed.
More...Weight: 80 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: BO-BOModel Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British RailwaysLogo: B.R. Early Emblem
Logo Years: 1948 - 1956
Livery: B.R. Electric BlueLivery Details: Electric blue with white lining and lower yellow cab ends.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.